Lou28&#39;s blog https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/lou28/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2008-11-07T16:15:08Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/lou28/posts/a-year-on2009-06-01T20:46:20Z2009-06-01T20:46:20ZWell, what a difference a year makes.......... Tomorrow will be a year to the date since I had my last chemo. I feel like I should mark the occasion with a short blog! I am in good health (fingers crossed), feel great and have watched my baby turn one. He has reached many milestones (many many more to come as well), including walking in the last few weeks and we brought his first pair of shoes the other day. How wonderful life can be...... how terrible I know it can be as well. I am still grappling with the emotional effects of having had the big &#39;C&#39; diagnosis, but life slowly gets a little easier and most days are &#39;up&#39; days and as long as I allow myself the &#39;down&#39; moments I think I will continue to get stronger. I send much love and my bestest thoughts to my &#39;friends&#39; on this journey....I know how tough it is. Louise x<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=246709&AppID=28641&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/lou28/posts/oh-what-a-fat-day2008-11-07T15:15:08Z2008-11-07T15:15:08ZWell, after the year that I have had, I wonder why I worry about being a few pounds overweight and having bad hair days (at least my hair is growing back, and I am back to full strength). At 36 weeks pregnant, I was diagnosed with a non-hodgkins lymphoma, the world collapsed around me, but I found an inner strength (like so many people on this site) to fight for my life and for mine and my new families future together. I got through 6 rounds of R-CHOP chemotherapy relatively unscathed, had no baby weight to loose (in fact was 2 stone lighter than before I was pregnant) and came through it the other end and got the all clear several weeks ago. So, on the scheme of things, does it matter that I have now put on 2.5 stone in weight (damn steroids) and now have curly unruly hair? Not at all really, I am glad my hair is back and now look a lot more healthy than I did a few months back. So why oh why am I letting it get to me today?????????????? Sorry guys for posting what probably sounds like a hormonal blog - perhaps it is???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, I will go back to what I was doing, enjoying a quiet half hour while my baby sleeps, and finishing off that bar of chocolate!!!!!!!! The fruit can wait until later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of hugs and strength to you all, Louise x<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=246706&AppID=28641&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember